Process for guidance, containment, treatment, and imaging in a subsurface environment utilizing ferro-fluids

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:873805

Moridis, George J ^[1]; Oldenburg, Curtis M ^[2]

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1. Oakland, CA
2. Mill Valley, CA

Disclosed are processes for monitoring and control of underground contamination, which involve the application of ferrofluids. Two broad uses of ferrofluids are described: (1) to control liquid movement by the application of strong external magnetic fields; and (2) to image liquids by standard geophysical methods.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 6250848
• OSTI ID: 873805
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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